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| Title |
Maternal transfer of organohalogenated compounds in sharks and stingrays
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| Published in |
Marine Pollution Bulletin, January 2015
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.12.056 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Liesbeth Weijs, Nathalie Briels, Douglas H. Adams, Gilles Lepoint, Krishna Das, Ronny Blust, Adrian Covaci |
| Abstract |
Elasmobranchs can bioaccumulate considerable amounts of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and utilize several reproductive strategies thereby influencing maternal transfer of contaminants. This study provides preliminary data on the POP transfer from pregnant females to offspring of three species (Atlantic stingrays, bonnethead, blacktip sharks) with different reproduction modes (aplacental, placental viviparity). Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) levels were generally higher than any other POPs. Stingrays and blacktip shark embryos contained the lowest POP concentrations while bonnetheads and the blacktip adult female had the highest concentrations. Results suggest that are more readily transferred from the mother to the embryo compared to what is transferred to ova in stingrays. Statistically significant differences in levels of selected POPs were found between embryos from the left and right uterus within the same litter as well as between female and male embryos within the same litter for bonnetheads, but not for the blacktip sharks. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 14 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 36% |
| Australia | 1 | 7% |
| Philippines | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 7 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 11 | 79% |
| Scientists | 3 | 21% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 69 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 2 | 3% |
| Unknown | 67 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 15 | 22% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 17% |
| Researcher | 10 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 14% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 6 | 9% |
| Unknown | 14 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 28 | 41% |
| Environmental Science | 17 | 25% |
| Chemistry | 2 | 3% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 3% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 6 | 9% |
| Unknown | 12 | 17% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 9. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 30 April 2016.
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#4,127,383
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#1,492
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#54,278
of 360,419 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Marine Pollution Bulletin
#14
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